Xu Nuo got up from Lu's arms, straightened her clothes, and saluted: "Liu Niang has seen Mrs. Du. Is Aunt Du here?" She was respectful, not because she respected Mrs. Du, but to avoid embarrassing her mother.
Mrs. Du is wearing a magenta cloud-feather satin woven with straight sleeves and a pearl jasper bow and a red plum gold silk hollow bead flower on her head. She sits dignifiedly with her hands folded on her knees. The moment Xu Nuo threw herself into Lu's arms, her brows furrowed and contempt flashed in her eyes.
She didn't want such a daughter-in-law, so she suppressed the disgust in her heart and said, "She went to see Si Niang. If you want to go, you can go. I'll talk to your mother."
Xunuo was worried that Mrs. Du would be difficult for her mother, so she shook her head and said she wanted to spend more time with her mother.
Mrs. Du's face became even worse and she drank tea.
Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Du were dressed in brightly opposite styles. They wore the usual brown twig-printed sleeves, with a suet-colored jasmine hairpin and a gold comb in their hair. They looked at Mrs. Du calmly, completely unaware of the other party. What are your plans in mind?
The Du family's trip was for Du Dalang to propose marriage to the Xu family.
Du Dalang's single name is Chen, he is thirteen years old and has no other surname.
On the day when Mrs. Ding's birthday party ended in mid-February, Du Chen kept asking Aunt Du about the promise.
Aunt Du never liked making promises, and she also hated Du Chen for causing her to lose face in front of Ding Mo. She said some bad things about the promises, but Du Chen didn't listen to a word of it. After returning to Changzhou County, he vividly told Mrs. Du the scene of Xu Nuo standing on the swing. Mrs. Du praised her, and he begged Mrs. Du to come to Xu's house to propose marriage.
Mr. Du had also heard the rumors about Xu Nuo's poisonous mother and firmly rejected Du Chen's proposal.
Half a month later, Xu Nuo's reputation suddenly improved, and few people spoke about the rumors in the past. Du Chen was overjoyed when he learned about it, and immediately went to seek help from Mr. Du.
Mr. Du sent someone to inquire about it, and he responded the next day. He had wanted to marry the Xu family many years ago. He sent his best concubine to the Xu family to be his concubine. He had some contact with the Xu family, but he could not be considered an in-law. Now if they can marry the Xu family's legitimate daughter, the two families can be considered true relatives.
Although Xu Liuniang had a bad reputation in the past, if she was a good and excellent woman, she would not be in the Du family's turn. What's more, it is said that she is good at tea and knows etiquette.
When Mrs. Du learned that she had given Du Chen a scolding, she cried a lot to Mr. Du that night and said that if they wanted to get married, they could let someone from the big house do it. Why should her child marry that wild child who grew up outside? It was unfilial. Unjust means that one day after getting married, you might poison your family with poison.
Although Du Erye was dissatisfied with his son marrying Liu Niang of the Xu family, he did not want his brother to have a daughter-in-law who promised such a thing, let alone disobey his father, so he explained to his wife that of course the legitimate daughter of the Xu family must marry the legitimate son of the Du family, and he could not Breaking the rules.
Mrs. Du was so angry that she stayed up all night. She knew Xu Nuo quite well. She couldn't read a word of Chinese characters, and the female workers couldn't understand it at all. Even Xu Nuo, Lu's best at playing the piano, didn't understand Xu Nuo. She really didn't want such a woman.
Du Chen knew that his mother was unwilling, so he changed his playfulness and stayed beside Mrs. Du all day long, saying that the promise was good, which made Mrs. Du hate the promise even more. She really didn't understand why her son and that wild boy had only met once or twice, why he could never forget them so much.
In addition to his wife Yang, Mr. Du also had a concubine, and his eldest son was born from his concubine.
Mrs. Du married the legitimate son of the Du family, but her husband Du Erye had great respect for his concubine brother. Therefore, although she was in charge of the middle class, she always felt that the big house was an eyesore.
The whole Du family thought this was acceptable, but Mrs. Du was so heartbroken that she couldn't express her pain. Finally, she wrote a letter to Aunt Du and Xu Qian. Xu Qian had many ideas, but she was willing to listen to them. suggestion.
In mid-March, the Wang family invited her to the pear garden to enjoy the flowers. Even though Ding Mo would go to the pear garden, she still wanted her daughter to appear in front of Ding Mo more often. In the end, she reluctantly gave up her love and pretended to be sick. She also did not allow her son and daughter to go, for fear that her son would see her. Even more obsessed with the promise.
How could a woman who grew up in the countryside fascinate her son so much?
Later, Mrs. Du received a letter from Xu Qian, saying that she would marry Xu Qian back to the Du family, and she would be the mother-in-law to torture her, and if she was not virtuous, Du Chen could divorce her and marry again.
After reading this, Mrs. Du still refused. Her son was innocent and did not deserve the reputation of divorced wife for his promise.
Xu Qian wrote another letter saying that her father Xu Gucheng might be promoted and would return to Beijing in half a year. If she didn't get engaged to the Xu family now, she would have no chance in the future.
Mrs. Du hesitated for a long time before agreeing.
Even if she agreed to come to the Xu Mansion to accept the offer, she still despised the promise and even felt disgusted with it.
Xu Nuo refused to leave, and Mrs. Du couldn't talk about Na Cai, so she had to have lunch first.
Several maidservants came up, set the table with light hands, and laid out chopsticks for the three of them.
On the food table were gourd soup, meat, Bazi meat, plum blossom buns, dried preserved meat, ginger black beans, summer moon sesame curd chicken skin, and sesame powder. The amount on the food table was promised to be more than that of Mr. Lu and Mrs. Du. I think the cook at Xu's house also knows that she has a big appetite.
Xu Nuo took a few bites with chopsticks and suddenly realized that he couldn't eat any more. He realized that he was full from the two bowls of wonton noodles before, so he ate some and put down his chopsticks.
After the maid took away the mouthwash and moved the food table, Mrs. Lu immediately asked with concern: "Liu Niang, why did you eat so little today?"
She ate and slept silently. During the meal, Lu wanted to ask several questions, but she held back because of her usual eating habits.
Xu Nuo was at a loss for words. She couldn't say it was because she was hungry after visiting the brothel today and ate two bowls of noodles so she was full. She couldn't say it was because Mrs. Du was in a bad mood here and couldn't eat, let alone felt unwell. In this way, Mrs. Lu would very worried.
After hesitating for a long time, he said: "My child is greedy. I ate some snacks before coming here, which made my mother worried."
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu felt relieved, smiled, and asked her maid to bring a cup of sauce.
After hearing the promise, Mrs. Du suddenly became energetic: "Does the Sixth Lady eat more on weekdays than today?"
Normally, she would have eaten all the snacks on the table, but today she only used a few chopsticks. However, Mrs. Lu would not say that her daughter had eaten a lot, she just smiled and did not answer.
Mrs. Du wanted to ask again, but Aunt Du came in, saluted Mrs. Lu, looked at Xu Nuo and said reluctantly: "Want to see the peony flowers?"
Although the Du family is in Changzhou County, they also have a four-entry courtyard in Suzhou City. The Du family's mother and daughter came over in advance for Mrs. Ding's birthday party last time and stayed at the Xu family for a few days. Later, Du Erye and Du Chen came to Suzhou City. , they also moved to their own courtyard.
There are many peonies in this yard, which are blooming very well now.
Xu Nuo knew that Aunt Du didn't like him, and she didn't even like her cousin Xu Qian very much, so why would she invite her to enjoy the flowers?
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ps: 500 will be charged for extra updates, it’s a bit later than expected. The school's internet connection was really bad. I tried uploading it for a long time without success, and finally the power went out. The author took the computer off the bed and used the main line to pass it through~~ Please forgive me.
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